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Which event immediately followed the storming of the Bastille?

A
Peasants began attacking the aristocracy.
B
Louis XVI stepped down.
C
The Estates-General was dissolved.
D
Government troops attacked the National Assembly.
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Who discovered how gravity affects objects on Earth?

A
Francis Bacon
B
René Descartes
C
Robert Boyle
D
Isaac Newton
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How did monarchs in England reign prior to the signing of the Petition of Right in 1628?

A
They were less powerful.
B
They were more powerful.
C
They were more democratic.
D
They had less interest in ruling.
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Read the quote by Maximilien de Robespierre.Terror is nothing other than justice, prompt, severe, inflexible.How does the quote best apply to the Committee of Public Safety under Robespierre’s leadership?

A
People had a right to a speedy trial under the Committee of Public Safety.
B
Citizens who behaved had nothing to fear from the Committee of Public Safety.
C
The Committee of Public Safety meted out justice fairly and evenly.
D
The Committee of Public Safety forcefully eliminated all opposition.
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What was the overall purpose of the Declaration of the Rights of Man?

A
to create a government responsive to the people
B
to eliminate the monarchy and aristocracy
C
to guarantee a good life to all citizens
D
to eliminate the excessive power of clergy
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Louis XIV called himself the “Sun King” because he

A
believed he could control the weather.
B
was regarded as having a warm, friendly personality.
C
thought that, like the sun, he was at the center of the French universe.
D
frequently took long vacations on the southern coast of France.
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How did the events of the Reformation affect the Enlightenment?

A
People challenged cultural institutions during the Reformation, which led them to challenge educational facilities during the Enlightenment.
B
People challenged educational facilities during the Reformation, which led them to challenge cultural institutions during the Enlightenment.
C
People challenged governmental authority during the Reformation, which led them to challenge religious institutions during the Enlightenment.
D
People challenged religious institutions during the Reformation, which led them to challenge governmental authority during the Enlightenment.
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Louis XIV is considered a perfect example of an absolute monarch because he

A
gave more political power to ordinary French citizens.
B
reigned during a period of peaceful relations with France’s neighbors.
C
held all power in France and claimed to represent God on Earth.
D
left the throne and called for free elections to choose a successor.
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A small group of centrists tried to get the Jacobins and the Conservatives to compromise on what main idea?

A
a republic versus a constitutional monarchy
B
a monarchy versus a constitutional monarchy
C
a democratic republic versus a monarchy
D
a church leader versus a monarchy
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What did Prince Klemens von Metternich most likely mean when he wrote that a “revolutionary spirit could . . . easily hide itself under the veil of patriotism”?

A
Patriots wanted to give protection to revolutionaries.
B
Revolutionaries wanted to be viewed as patriots.
C
Patriots were plotting to overthrow their government.
D
Revolutionaries were trying to hide their true intentions.
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Toussaint L’Ouverture issued a constitution to ensure that

A
Haiti would never rejoin the French republic.
B
Haiti would rejoin the French republic.
C
officials would be elected.
D
slavery would be abolished.
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Read the following quotation from Catholic bishop Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet at the court of Louis XIV.Rulers then act as the ministers of God and as his lieutenants on earth. It is through them that God exercises his empire. . . . Consequently, as we have seen, the royal throne is not the throne of a man, but the throne of God himself.

A
The king should leave the throne immediately.
B
Kings on Earth rule with God’s authority.
C
There should be no kings at all.
D
Kings have greater authority than God.
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Boyle’s law explains

A
the way to develop an idea and design an experiment.
B
the impact of gravity on the motion of objects on Earth.
C
the relationship between pressure and the volume of gas.
D
the elliptical orbit of Earth and other planets around the sun.
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A standing army is one that is

A
available only in times of war.
B
permanent and available at all times.
C
available only after the harvests have been collected.
D
independent from the government.
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Why did most revolutions end by 1850?

A
People stopped supporting war and conflict.
B
Monarchs killed all of the revolutionaries.
C
Revolutionaries succeeded in enacting change.
D
Countries decided to return land to original owners.

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